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Eight Postcards from Utopia

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Eight Postcards from Utopia is a found-footage documentary assembled exclusively out of post-socialist Romanian advertisements. In bringing together these documents of Romania's long transition period, they are made to speak about life, love and death, about the body and human frailty, about nature and the supernatural, about recent history, and, of course, about socialism and capitalism. A film between found poetry and an outdated encyclopedia, between trash art and Summa Theologiae.

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Pamela Hutchinson Sight & Sound 3d
Radu Jude and philosopher Christian Ferencz-Flatz scrape at the surface of post-Revolutionary Romania using 30 years of TV commercials – some sections work better than others, but there’s a grim comedy to this spearing, sardonic montage. Go to Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian Aug 11
3/5
It’s an amusing collection -- a glimpse of the id of Romania’s new psyche -- but perhaps the same thing could be done and the same point made with TV ads from anywhere in the world. Go to Full Review Baneet Sarai London Evening Standard 11/05/2024
4/5
The viewer has to work hard, and at times, it is a struggle to find a message at all, yet the film hangs together through its sheer ridiculousness. Go to Full Review Helen Hawkins The Arts Desk Aug 11
3/5
...there is a socio-political agenda to this compilation, turning it into a showcase for the excesses of unbridled capitalism, as well as a funny take on the advertising business itself. Go to Full Review Guillem Martinez Oya Cinematismo Aug 7
4/5
Does capitalism have the capacity to define our identity? [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Javier Luzi EscribiendoCine Aug 6
7/10
An experimental game that entertains and encourages reflection. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Radu Jude

Director

Christian Ferencz-Flatz

Director

Alexandru Teodorescu

Producer

Catalin Cristutiu

Film Editor

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Synopsis Eight Postcards from Utopia is a found-footage documentary assembled exclusively out of post-socialist Romanian advertisements. In bringing together these documents of Romania's long transition period, they are made to speak about life, love and death, about the body and human frailty, about nature and the supernatural, about recent history, and, of course, about socialism and capitalism. A film between found poetry and an outdated encyclopedia, between trash art and Summa Theologiae.
Director
Radu Jude, Christian Ferencz-Flatz
Producer
Alexandru Teodorescu
Production Co
Saga Film
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Romanian
Runtime
1h 11m